Removable upholstery cover for furniture



June 8, 1965 M. Q-SARVAS 3,188,137

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United States Patent 6 3,183,313? REMQVABLE UPHULSTERY (IQJER FQR IFURNlTURE Maynard C. Sarvas, 11375 Basherville Read,

- Los Alamites, Calif.

Filed Get. 16, 1% Ser. No. 145,359 5 Cfaims. (Cl. Z97- fife) Thisinvention relates generally to furniture, and more particularly relatesto furniture having an upholstery cover which may be readily removed orreplaced.

Most furniture in use today has the type of construction in which anupholstered seat, a back rest, and sometimes cushions and arm rests aresupported on a frame and covered by fixed upholstery covers. This fixedconstruction has required that cover material be drawn around andsecured to the frame by tacks or nails, and that separate pieces bejoined together in particular ways. Such steps must be taken in orderfor the furniture to maintain its resilency and softness, while at thesame time the external fabric remains taut and neat in appearancethrough long periods of wear. This construction is so widespread that itis virtually accepted as necessary, and little thought is given to itsdisadvantages. 7

These disadvantages include the fact that a skilled upholsterer isneeded for the original construction in order for the furniture to, havea finished appearance, good physical strength and also the externalsmoothness which is evidenced by a skin-tight and well-aligned ex- Inaddition, the upholstery cover used today is almost invariably notwashable, but must be dry cleaned and can only be removed for thispurpose by a specialist such as an experienced upholsterer. Otherwisethe furniture must be cleaned by special machinery and chemicals,without being removed.

Since the advent of foam rubber, polyfoam and similar integral materialsfor the cushioning of upholstered furniture, the fabric or cover is nolonger required to retain the cushion underneath the fabric as was thecase with the kapok, horse mane, hog hair and cotton felt which havebeen used heretofore. V

1 From the standpoint of use and flexibility, upholstered furniture alsoleaves much to be desired. It has become accepted, for example, that thefurnishings in a room must be selected to be of matching colors andtextures, and that changes cannot be made, barring great expense, exceptat lengthy intervals. As a necessary concomitant of the fact that drycleanable fabrics alone are used, unsightly marks of wear, burns, greaseand spots require that the entire set of furniture be sent out forrepairs or that the set be replaced. Clearly, where the furniture issubject to use by a great many people or by children who are oftencareless or destructive, higher quality upholstered furniture proveseconomically impractical. At tempts have been made to substitute othertypes of furniture but these often suffer so much in appearance and incomfort in comparison to the upholstered types that they must beregarded as strictly utilitarian items.

Freedom from the necessity reuse the permanent up-,

holstery type of construction would greatly benefit those who mustfurnish hotels, motels, apartments and the like in a number of otherrespects. The possibility to change upholstery fabric at will to providedifferent quality, texture or color fabrics is extremely desirable,

particularly if this can be accomplished at low cost. Great advantagescan be obtained in merchandising furniture if the upholstery cover orfabric can be periodically removed and exchanged or washed, much in themanner part or all of the upholstery cover of a given pieceof furniturecan be very advantageous, particularly if this can be accomplishedwithout the use of skilled labor and furniture. In order to present aninitially neat appearance, slip covers are usually made to measure byskilled labor at considerable expense. Hardly ever, however, do slipcovers maintain a smooth and aligned appearance over a period of use,particularly at the back'and arm rests of an item of furniture. Manyslip covers are just loosely attached to the upholstered furniture andare tied together by tie cords, slide fasteners or zippers and the like.However, in this manner the fabric is tied to itself and cannot besecured to the furniture, and therefore cannot be kept straight.

It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a noveltype of furniture construction and upholstery cover in which thedisadvantages of permanent upholstered furniture are overcome.

Another object of the inventionis to provide an improved type offurniture in which the upholstery fabric may readily be installed,without utilizing skilled labor, to give a finished appearance but maynevertheless be easily removed for cleaning or replacement.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved type offurniture construction in which replaceable, washable fabrics may beemployed.

Still another object of the invention is to provide anupholsteredfurniture construction in which structural elements as wellas the fabric may be removed, replaced or interchanged.

In accordance with the present invention there is provided anupholstered article of furniture comprising a frame and cushioningmaterial supported by the frame and forming a seat and, if desired, aback rest or arm rest. The cushioning material preferably consists oflatex foam rubber, polyfoarn or the like material which is of integralsingle-piece construction and will not fall apart when the fabric isremoved. A single upholstery cover may be provided for the principalpart of the furniture so as to extend over the cushioning material, withmarginal portions disposed adjacent the frame. Elastic means such aslooped bands are secured along the edges of the marginal portions, andmeans are disposedon the frame for engaging the elastic means. Inthismanner the upholstery cover is secured to the frame and is stretchedand maintained tight over the cushioning ma-' terial. As a result theupholstery cover may readily be removed for cleaning or replacement.

Furniture in accordance with the invention has exceptional versatilityin construction and use. Replaceable fabric arm covers,elasticallycoupled to the frame, may be disposed so as to give a tight andpermanent appearance without being sewn to the back and seat cover. Armrests of entirely different external styles as well as internalconstructions may also be used, in many instances interchangeably withthe same basic furniture unit. Cushions may be used as a part of thedesign or as optical items. The furniture may take the formof chairs orconvertible beds, as well as sofas or couches.

A significant feature is that constructions in accordance with theinvention are amenable to all types of furniture design, includingtraditional, modern, contemporary and many others.

These and other objects of the present invention will ubecome moreapparent from the following description,

' of bed linen. Furthermore, the possibility of replacing taken inconnection-with the accompanying drawings, in

which like elements'are designated by the same reference characters, andin which:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a sofa or couch in 'Pa'tented .lune8, 1985 accordance with the present invention, parts being broken awayto illustrate its construction, and one of the arm rest covers beingshown removed;

FIG. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of FIG. 1 showing a sectional sideelevation of the couch;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional View 011 enlarged scale taken on line 33 of'FIG. 1 to illustrate the means for securing the elastic to the frame; I

FIG. 4 is a View in perspective illustrating another embodiment of] anelastic member secured to the upholstery cover;

FIG. 5 is a view in perspective illustrating a further embodiment of anelastic member secured to the upholstery fabric;

FIG. 6 is a view in perspective showing a modified arm rest of a couch;

FIG. 7 is a View in. perspective illustrating another modified arm restand table for a couch;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view in side elevation illustrating a. differentarm rest construction in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view in side elevation of still another embodimentof an arm rest embodying the invention;

FIG. 10 is a view in perspective on an enlarged scale showing the mannerof attachment of the fabric to the frame of the arm rest of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a view in perspective of a davenport convertible into a bedand embodying the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of the davenportof FIG. 11;

FIG. 1-3 is a side elevational view, partly in section,

similar to that of FIG. 12 and illustrating an intermediate position ofthe davenport before being converted into a bed;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view illustrating the davenport of FIG. 11converted into a bed;

FIG. is a top plan of a portion of the davenport shown in the positionof FIG. 13; and

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of a portion of the davenport shown in theposition of FIG. 12.

Referring now to the drawings, and particularly to FIGS. 1-3, there isillustrated a sofa or couch embodying the present invention. The sofaincludes a frame generally indicated at 10 which may consist of wood, asis conventional, and which has a lower portion 11 forming an openrectangle. The frame 10 further includes an intermediate portion 12supporting the cushioning material 14 forming the seat and an upstandingrear portion 15 for supporting the cushioning material 16 forming theback rest of the sofa. The arm rest may be formed by a frameworkincluding a vertical front portion 17, a horizontal portion 18 formingthe arm rest, an internal cross bar 19 which is parallel to the armrest, an inclined portion 26 designed to be flush with the back rest 16and an upper horizontal portion 21 extending into the top of the backrest. The cross bars 19 are used for anchoring and forming purposes, andare positioned to provide surfaces which lie at or adjacent the plane ofthe seating surface (or at the base surface if cushions are used). Manymodifications of this structure are feasible, and will suggestthemselves to those skilled in the art. For example, the back cushionmay consist of a rectangular foam piece which sits upon a frame portionextending up to about the height of the seat, and which rests primarilyagainst a single piece board back. It will be appreciated that the armrest of the embodiment of the invention illustrated inFIGS. 1-3 is notextensively cushioned but may include padding material.

Since the joinders and assembly of the frame 10 are conventional, thereis no need to explain further details here.

tageous fashion. The frame is constructed to provide marginal anchoringpoints alongthe sides and at the The frame is, however, configured toreceive the marginal portions of the covers in particularly advan--lower front and back edges, as well as along the juncture between theseat and back rest. In the exemplification of FIG. 1, these marginalanchor points extend along the under side of the back, along therearside of the back rest, along the front sides of the back rest to theseat, along the cross bars at the arm rests, and along the sides of theseat to the front under side of the seat. This arrangement isparticularly advantageous, because elastic pull may be exerted on acover in all directions.

The cushioning material such as the seat 14 and the back rest 16 mayconsist for example of latex foam ruber, polyfoam or the like.Preferably the cushioning consists of a material which is unitary, thatis, which will support itself and need not be held together by fabricsuch as is the case with kapok, animal hair, cotton felting and.

the like.

In accordance with the present invention the seat and back rest of thefurniture are covered by a single piece of upholstery cover generallyindicated at 25. The fabric of the cover may consist of a conventionaldry-cleanable material, inasmuch as most current cover materialssuitable for upholstery use are made of this nature. Alternatively, itis readily feasible to utilize a fabric that can be washed. While suchfabrics are not now in general use they can be readily manufactured of amaterial, such as cotton, synthetic fibers and other materialsconstructed to have a heavy thread or weave to stand the wear and tearto which the fabric is subjected in use as an upholstery cover.

The upholstery cover 25 consists of a lower vertical front portion, ahorizontal seat portion, a generally vertical or inclined back portion,a horizontal top and a vertical back panel. Further, in accordancewiththe present invention the marginal portions of the cover 25 areelastically coupled to the-frame 10. To this end the marginal portionssuch as the lower front margin 26, the

rear margin 27 and the two side margins 28 and 30 are provided, forexample, with a plurality of elastic loops 31 which may consist ofrubber bands or similar elastic material. As illustrated in FIG. 3 therubber loopsv 31' may be sewed as at 32 to a folded-over marginalportion 30 of the-cover. The spacings between the elastic loops 31 arechosen relative to the stiffness of the cover 25 ma terial to provideuniform and wrinkle-free tensioning of Alternatively, the fabric orcover 25 may be provided with eyelets 33 through which the rubber loop31 extends as clearly the cover 25 in the direction toward the margin.

illustrated in FIG. 4. It is also feasible to sew or otherwise attach asby seam welding a rubber or elastic strip orband 34 to the fabric 25. Asshown in FIG. 5 the rubber band or elastic strip 34 may again beprovided with eyelets.

35 through which elastic loops may extend.

These elastic loops 31 are secured directly to the frame 16) by suitablebent-over nails or hooks shown at 37. Preferably, as illustrated in FIG.3 the vertical frame panel 17 is provided with a semi-sphericaldepression in which the hook or nail 37 is disposed. This constructionis preferably used where the covering material is to fit flush over thepoints at which the loops 31 are to be secured, or where the user of thefurniture may come into close proximity with the hooks 37. Thus thefront panel.

17 and the upper vertical panel 20 may be provided with the protected orhidden hooks 37 of FIG. 3. places such as the front and back under sideportions of the lower frame 11 unprotected bent-over nails or books maybe used, as shown.

Similarly covers may be used over each arm rest of the sofa. The cover45 primarily consists in one form, of

a single piece of fabric formed of a number of individual panels whichmay be sewn together. Thus the cover 45 over the back to form a similarrear marginal portion, .not shown. An outer panel 48 covers the outersides of' In other siesta"? to! d the arm rest while a short panel isextended along the inner side of the arm rest,this panel terminating ina flap 50. Various marginal portions, such as the front under side edge47, the flap t) and the edge 51 at the under side of each side panel areagain provided with elastic loops 31 which are secured to suitable hooks37 on the frame. Note that the flap 50 fits between'the cross bars 19 inthe Y i side arm, being held by the anchored elastic loops 31. to eitherof the cross bars 19, as desired.

The upholstery cover 25 is attached to the frame 1! in the followingmanner, if the starting point is assumed to be the front under side. Atfirst the loops 31 on the lower marginal front portion 26 are secured tothe front under side of the frame 11. Subsequently the loops on the sideportions 28 and 30 are secured to the frame along the lower verticalportion and along the horizontal seat portion at the crossbars 19. Thenthe loops provided along the line of juncture of the seat and the backrest portion of the fabric are secured to hooks 3:7 along a verticalframe portion 52 (see FIG. 2) at this juncture line. Thereupon the sideportions 28 and 39 of the fabric are secured to the frame along the backrest and are finally coupled with the rear marginal portion 27 to therear under side of the frame 11. It should be noted that the fabric ispulled tightly over the back rest and the rear of the back rest as wellas in the side directions. As a result the fabric is pulled slightly offthe seat portion as illustrated in FIG. 2, thereby to improve itsappearance and to keep the fabric from being in touch with the seatcushion at all times. With other types of frame construction the elasticloops at the juncture line of the seat and back may be anchored to framepoints which are abovethe level of the seat fabric. Any tendency toadhere because of static electricity or other reasons is therebyeliminated. 7

The arm rest cover 45 is now attached in a similar manner. First, theloops along the flap 5%) maybe anchored to a cross bar 19. Then theentire cover 45 may be pulled over the armrest. Thereafter the frontunder side edge 47 and the principal under side edge 51 are secured tothe frame] Even if the arm rest cover 45 is not-secured at the backunder side, it is fully tautened and held and does "not slip under harduse.

When the principal cover is thus secured it will present a neatappearance because the fabric is skin tight over the cushioning materialand the frame except that it is pulled slightly off the seat cushion 14.It will be appreciated that the fabric covers 25 and 45 may be removedas readily as they were put on and do not require skilled labor toputthem on or off; -The anchoring points for the principal cover 25 arecompletelyhidden by the side arm covers 4-5, and the anchoring pointsfor these covers 45 in turn are out of sight and possible contact.

The invention has been illustrated in conjunction with a straight linedesign, for which it is particularly suited. It is also fully amenableto use with other furniture styles, however. Thus, because the fabriccovers are. tautened in all directions, detachable cover furniture inaccordance with the invention may be provided in traditional styles, andin modern curved line designs as well.

Furniture in accordance with the invention is thusv A modified butinterchangeable construction of an arm rest is illustrated in FIG. 6 towhich reference is now made. Here the arm rest generally indicated at 55is made of wood or similar structural material and is not covered byfabric. The arm rest has a lower portion 56 which fits snugly over thecover and the seat and back restcushioning material. The arm rest has ahorizontal raised part 57 which serves as the arm rest proper. Theentire arm rest 55 can be removed by moving it to the right in FIG. 6and can be put back again by reversing the operation." Snaps or elasticloops (not shown) may be used to fix the arm rest 55 in position. Itwill be appreciated that the arm rest 55 covers up the elastic loops 31and hooks 37 in the same manner as the previous examples.

Another construction of an arm rest is shown in FIG. 7. Here the armrest 6t forms a small side table which may be provided with a lowersurface 61 to support books rest deconstruction may also be fitted overthe arm in furniture such as shown in FIG. 1. Whether or not the fabricis changed, there will be a virtually complete change in the appearanceof the unit.

An upholstered arm rest construction is also readily feasible as'shownin FIG. 8. Here the side arm cover 45 (viewed partly in section) extendsabout an arm rest which is formed of an initially loose polyfoam armrest cushion 64 resting on a frame cross bar 65. The side arm cover 45is secured to the under side of the cross bar 65 and along the bottomside margin 67 by elastic loops and hooks, to the under side of theframe 11. The side margins of the principal cover 25 are also secured tothe under side of the cross bar 65. Since the entire height of the armrest is formed by the integral arm rest cushion 65 a very soft supportis obtained which permits the user to rest comfortably against the armrest 65. This construction may be seen to provide another alternativefor the arrangements of FIGS. 6 and 7. a

' Another upholstered arm rest is illustrated in FIGS. 9"and 10. Here aframe portion 70 supports a relatively smaller arm rest cushion 71 overwhich the fabric or cover 72 is stretched. The fabric is secured to thebottom frame 11 as shown at 73. This is preferably accomplished by meansof a Velcro tape or fastener. Velcro tape is sold in the trade underthis name and comprises two mating portions 74 and 75 shown in FIG. 10.One of the tapes, say tape 74, is secured to the cover 72 and consistsof a pile of material having thread-like loops having an appearance ofvelvet. The mating tape 75 is secured to frame 11 and also hasthread-like loops which, however, have been cut open. Hence the loops oftape 74 engage the open loops of tape 75' to form a tight but detachablebond. The tapes 74, 75 can be disengaged by pulling them apart like azipper. The cover 72 is similarly secured to frame 70 as shown at 76.The arm rest of FIG.

' 9 is less soft and of somewhat simplified construction.

characterized by the readydetachability of the covering a fabric, butalso by the taut and finished appearance of well made fixed upholsterycovers. The fabric is firmly anchored to fixed frame points, but in sucha way that anchoring points are hidden, While. separate adjoiningfabric'pieces are so firmly held that they need not be sewn together.

' Furniture in accordance with the invention is also characterized bygreat versatility. Of primary importance, of course, is the fact thatcovers may be removed for dry. cleaning or washing, or for interchangeof styles or colors, or because of damage. It is also now possible,however, to change arm styles as well, as is explained more fully below.

' Referring now to FIGS. 11-15 there is illustrated a davenport, couchor chaise lounge convertible into a bed and constructed in accordancewith the invention. The davenport has a large seat which may be coveredby a single upholstery cover 81 extending over the seat cushioningmaterial 82 supported .by a frame 83. The marginal portions 84 and 85 ofthe cover 81 may be secured to the frame 83 by elastic loops 31 andhooks 37 in the manner previously explained. Two arm rests 86 may beprovided for the davenport and may be constructed in the mannerpreviously explained in connection with FIGS. 1-3 or 6-9. However, thearm rests 86 may also be omitted, if desired. 0

The back rest generally indicated at 87 is movable with respectto theseat 86 to form. abed when extended. The back rest 87 is held by twostrong decorative tapes 88 which are secured at 90 to'the back rest andat 91 to the rest or secured in any other convenient manner. Each tape88 extends around an edge of the back rest 87, and each is arranged tohave a predetermined length. The back rest shown in FIG. 12 forms adavenport. When it is desired to convert the furniture into a bed, theback rest is first rotated through 90 as shown in FIG. 13 where it restsflush with the front edge of the seat 80. Another rotation of the backrest 87 through 180 causes it to assume the position of FIG. 14 and thebed is ready for use.

It will be observed that the tape 88 holds the backrest in the positionsof FIGS. 12 and 14. However, when a person leans against the back rest,it may have a tendency to slide backwards. To prevent this a support92may be provided in the arm rests 86. The support 92 may take the form ofa rod or leg that can be folded into a recess in the arm rest asillustrated, for example, in FIG. 15 and can be extended as best seen inFIG. 16 to support the back rest. Also legs 93 may be recessed into theback rest, and may be pulled out to support the back rest as shown inFIG. 14' when the davenport is converted into a bed.

There has thus been disclosed an upholstered article of furniture whichis provided with an upholstery cover which can be readily removed andreplaced without requiring skilled labor. Thus it is possible to removethe cover for, washing or dry cleaning, or the cover may be replaced byanother cover to change the color scheme or to replace a worn-out ordamaged cover. The upholstered furniture may be provided with an armrest having a cover that can be similarly removed or replaced.Alternatively, the arm rest may be uncovered and designed to hide theelastic coupling between the coverand the frame. By virtue of theelastic coupling between the cover and the frame the cover willalways'be skin-tight over the cushions and frame and: will preserve itsneat appearance.

The upholstered furniture of the invention may also take the form of adavenport or the like that can be converted into a bed. Again the covercan be readily removed'for cleaning or replacement thereof.

The upholstered furniture ofthe invention preferably utilizes acushioning material of unitary construction-such as. latex foamrubber orpolyfoam. Bythis means it is possible for the cushion to retain itsshape Without a coverso that thecover can be pulled over the cushionwithout the necessity of providingspecial means to hold the cushioningmaterial together giving it its proper shape.

While a number'of alternatives have been suggested above, it will beappreciated that the invention is not limited thereto. Accordingly, theinvention should be considered to include all modificationsandvariations falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An upholstered article of furniture comprising a frame, cushioningmaterial supported by' theframe and forming a seat and a back rest, afirst single upholstery cover consisting of a single flat sheetfor'the-furniture extending only over thecushioning material and frameand having marginal portions disposed adjacent the frame, the frame alsoincluding-arm rest portions, second upholstery covers for the arm restportions extending over the arm rest portions and having; marginalportions disposed adjacent and detachably coupled to theframe, elasticmeans secured along the edgesof the marginal portions and along thereverse side of the first cover alongthe line joining the seat to theback rest, and means on the frame for detachably engaging the elasticmeansto separately secure the first and second upholstery .covers' onlyto the frame and stretch the first cover over the cushioning material;

2. An upholstered article of furniture comprising a frame, cushioningmaterialsupported by the frame and forming a seat, aback rest and twoarms, a principal upholstery cover consisting of a single flat sheetextending only over the cushioning material of the seat and back andhaving side marginal portions disposed adjacent edges of the frame,elastic means secured at spaced intervals on the reverse side of thecover along the line of juncture between the seat and back rest andmeans on the frame detachably engaging the elastic means'and securingthe principal cover to the frame so as to stretch the cover tight overthe cushioning material, each of the arms in- 1 eluding a separatecoverdetachably secured only to the frame by elastic means disposed atspaced intervals along the side margins of the separate covers, the armsoverlying the points of attachment of the side marginal portions of theprincipal cover and adjacent portions of the frame.

3. In an upholstered article of furniture havingv a frame, cushioningmaterial supported on the frame and forming a seat and back rest betweenside marginal portions of the frame, and two removable arms, a removableupholstery cover arrangement including a principal coverconsisting of asingle flat sheet extending only over the seat and back rest and havingsubstantially parallel side marginal portions positioned adjacent theside marginal portions of the frame, and end margins disposed along thebottom of the frame, elastic means secured to the side marginal portionsof the cover and detachably coupling the principal cover directly andelastically to the side marginal portions of the frame, means securingthe end margins of the principal cover to the bottom of the frame,.elastic means disposed along the underside of the principal cover alongthe line of juncture between the seat and back rest and detachablysecuring the principal cover to cooperating means on the frame below thecover, separate side covers, each conforming substantially to one of thearms and to the side marginal contour of the seat and back rest andreleasably positioned over the elastic means secured to the sidemarginal portions of the principal cover so as to conceal the same, theelastic means secured: to the margins ofthe side covers and detachablycoupling the side covers directly and elastically only to cooperatingmeans on the frame. 7

4; An upholstered article of furniture comprising. a main frame andhaving side marginal portions, unitary cushioning members supported bythe main frame and: forming a seat and a back rest, two separate armframes, a principal upholstery cover consisting of a single flat sheetfor the-furniture extending only over the cushioning:

members on the main frame and having side marginal portions disposedadjacent the side marginal'portions of the main frame, a plurality ofelastic loop means secured. at spaced intervals along the edges of theside marginal? portions of the principal cover and along the reverseside of the principal cover ina line between the seat and the back rest,and a plurality of hook means positioned at spaced apart points alongthe edges of the main frame and along the frame adjacent the junctureline of the seat and back rest, said elastic loop means engaging saidhook" means and releasably'securing the principal cover to the mainframe in stretched tight fashion in'at least two direc-' tions, and aseparate arm cover disposed over each of thetwo arm frames, anddetachably secured to the arm frame: at the side margins of said coverby the elastic loop means secured to the arm cover and by the hook meanssecured: to the elastic loop means and to the arm frame, each": armcover and frame having mating contours with the side marginal-portionsof the mainframe at points of side marginal attachment of the principalcover to themain} frame whereby the article of furniture has'a finisheduni-- tary appearance.

5; An upholstered article of furniture comprisinga frame, cushioningmeans supported by the. frame and forming a seat'and 'a backrest, adetachableprincipal cover. consisting of a single flat sheet for onlythe seat and back rest. andhaving only the marginal side and endportions thereof disposed adjacent the frame, a plurality cipal cover tothe frame and to stretch the cover tight at both frontto back and sideto side directions over the cushioning means and to aid in delineatingthe line of juncture between the seat and .the back rest, whereby thecover is readily removable for cleaning or replacement, and two arms,each arm comprising a portion of the frame and each arm having aseparate arm cover, a plurality of elastic loops secured to the sidemargins of the arm cover and engaging the plurality of recessed elementson the frame, each arm cover being detachably secured to the frame onlyby the elastic loops, each arm having a contour and positioned toconceal the side margins and adjacent points of attachment of theprincipal cover to the frame.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,261,314 4/18Stoddard 5-335 1,486,296 3/24 Olson 297-218 X 1,698,968 1/29 Rubenstein297-218 1,716,176 6/29 Vitez-Keresztfalvy 5-191 X 2,170,224 8/ 39 Tarr297-218 2,531,047 11/50 Holsinger 29'7-218 2,588,058 3/52 Thompson eta1. 5-51 X 2,605,820 8/52 Powellek 297-416 2,654,099 10/53 Ake et a1.5-51 2,678,088 5/54 Jamison 297-416 2,698,049 12/54 Lamb 297-1602,844,828 7/58 Stark 5-45 2,866,982 1/59 Purves 5-54 FRANK B. SHERRY,Primary Examiner.

GEORGE L. BREHM, Examiner.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No.3,188,137 June 8, 1

Maynard C. Sarvas error appears in the above numbered pa1 It is herebycertified that t the said Letters Patent should read as ent requiringcorrection and tha corrected below.

Column 2, line 62, for "optical read optional Signed and sealed this30th day of November 1965.

(SEAL) Atlest:

EDWARD J. BREND Commissioner of Paten ERNEST W. SWIDER Attesting Officer

1. AN UPHOLSTERED ARTICLE OF FURNITURE COMPRISING A FRAME, CUSHIONINGMATERIAL SUPPORTED BY THE FRAME AND FORMING A SEAT AND A BACK REST, AFIRST SINGLE UPHOLSTERY COVER CONSISTING OF A SINGLE FLAT SHEET FOR THEFURNITURE EXTENDING ONLY OVER THE CUSHIONING MATERIAL AND FRAME ANDHAVING MARGINAL PORTIONS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE FRAME, THE FRAME ALSOINCLUDING ARM REST PORTIONS, SECOND UPHOLSTERY COVERS FOR THE ARM RESTPORTIONS EXTENDING OVER THE ARM REST PORTIONS AND HAVING MARGINALPORTIONS DISPOSED ADJACENT AND DETACHABLY COUPLED TO THE FRAME, ELASTICMEANS SECURED ALONG THE EDGES OF THE MARGINAL PORTIONS AND ALONG THEREVERSE SIDE OF THE FIRST COVER ALONG THE LINE JOINING THE SEAT TO THEBACK REST, AND MEANS ON THE FRAME FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING THE ELASTICMEANS TO SEPARATELY SECURE THE FIRST AND SECOND UPHOLSTERY COVERS ONLYTO THE FRAME AND STRETCH THE FIRST COVER OVER THE CUSHIONING MATERIAL.